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Pumpkin Hummus with Chocolate Chips

11/6/18

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Pumpkin Hummus with Chocolate Chipsis a healthy dessert dip recipe that kids love. This sweet snack tastes like pumpkin chocolate chip cookie dough, but it’s packed with protein and fiber. It is perfect for dipping everything from carrots and apples to graham crackers and pretzels. This sweet pumpkin hummus makes a great treat that parents can feel good about giving their kiddos. Pack it in their lunchbox or have it ready for an after school snack. Also makes a quick and easy party snack.

I’m usually one of those that doesn’t want to rush through the seasons and holidays and such. Let’s enjoy the summer before rushing into fall. Have fun during the spooky atmosphere and all-around fun of Halloween. Spend a few weeks planning the perfect Thanksgiving menu (might I suggest Corn Pudding?) before the stores have decked the halls to the nines.

Oh, and yeah, my birthday is the end of November so let’s not rush past that 😉

And when it comes to food, I don’t want to be near anything pumpkin until we are regularly seeing highs of sixty to sixty-five degrees.

For some reason I feel totally different this year. On November 1st I may or may not have listened to a Christmas CD while taking down the Halloween decorations. I haven’t jumped into breaking out the Christmas decorations or put up the tree yet, and I haven’t started making Toffee Almond Snowball Cookies or Almond Crescents. But I am tempted. Totally tempted.

But I’ll try to keep it under control and maybe even sneak in another pumpkin recipe or two before switching over to full-on Christmas mode…

Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

What is sweet hummus?

Hummus, the classic Middle Eastern dip made with pureed chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini has been a popular healthy snack for ages. But lately hummus has taken a turn away from the savory to become a sweet treat. While it started with just a hint of sweetness, like Maple Walnut Sweet Potato Hummus, they now are made to taste more like cake batters and cookie doughs.

These sweet and secretly healthy dessert hummus dips still typically start with chickpeas, but instead of the traditional ingredients, they are flavored with honey or sugar, chocolate, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and more. However, they still start with the basic chickpeas, so despite tasting like an unbaked dessert, they are both safe and healthy. There are no raw eggs or raw flour, and chickpeas are a good source of protein and fiber.

Is Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Hummus gluten free?

If you have celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, you wouldn’t want to go eating just any cookie dough. But this recipe is made without flour or any other gluten-containing ingredients. That means that yes, this flourless cookie dough dip is gluten free. The only thing I’d recommend looking out for is your pumpkin pie spice in case it is manufactured in a facility where there could be cross-contamination. You can make your own with safe spices, or stick with a trusted brand like McCormick Pumpkin Pie Spice.

Is Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Hummus vegan?

While the recipe specifically calls for honey as a sweetener, it can be made with maple syrup or agave as well. Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips are a great choice for vegan chips, and they are also allergen free. That means this recipe is also peanut free and nut free!

What can I do with leftover pumpkin puree?

So you’ve opened a can of pumpkin and only used a little bit of it. You can put it in a storage container or cover the opened can with plastic wrap and pop it in the fridge for a few days. But it does go bad quickly, so you need some more recipes that only use part of a can of pumpkin.

What do you need to make pumpkin hummus?

FOOD PROCESSOR – A food processor is the best appliance for making hummus. I use an older model of this Hamilton Beach Stack and Snap, but I would like to get that newer model. You can use a blender, but it is definitely harder to clean out, and doesn’t always give you the desired texture. The only exception would be if you have a Blendtec with a Twister Jar, as that has an attachment to help stir things around while it is blending.

MINI SPATULAS – I have these mini spatulas that I use all the time. There are three different shapes and each works better for different things. They are so convenient for scraping things like hummus out of the corners of your food processor.

CRINKLE CUTTER – I don’t know why, but my kids are way more inclined to eat fruits and veggies with their dip when I cut them with a crinkle cutter.

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Hummus Recipe

A delicious autumn dip that everyone will love for dipping their apples and graham crackers. With the delicious taste of pumpkin, the perfect hint of pumpkin spice, and a bit of sweetness, plus a few chocolate chips for good measure, this healthy snack totally taste like dessert. I bet you’ll have the kids thinking they are eating pumpkin chocolate chip cookie dough!

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½ cup mini chocolate chips,reserve about a tablespoon for sprinkling on top, if desired.

bananas, apples, graham crackers, pretzels, etc. for dipping

Instructions

Place the chickpeas, pumpkin puree, honey, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and salt into a food processor or high-powered blender, and process until smooth. Add additional chickpea liquid if needed to achieve the desired texture.

Scoop the mixture into a bowl, add the chocolate chips, and mix in completely. Top with reserved chocolate chips, if desired.

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